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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7438498" data-attributes="member: 177">In my area/in my circles, the language goes thus:&nbsp; Folks whose gender matches their birth sex are &quot;cis-gender&quot;.&nbsp; Those whose gender is the opposite of their birth sex are &quot;transgender&quot;.&nbsp; Those who do not well fit into the distinct two-gender pattern are &quot;non-binary&quot;.&nbsp; A transgender person still specifically identifies with one of the two broadly accepted genders, while non-binary people do not strongly identify with one, so the one cant' really be used as an overall term.&nbsp; This is not &quot;individuals who argue otherwise&quot;.&nbsp; This is the common use of the local LGBTQ community that I interact with.&nbsp; I can't say everyone in the Boston area follows this use, but I can say it is dozens of people.&nbsp; I've been told that when I have to say, &quot;not-cis&quot;, then say &quot;not-cis&quot; or say, &quot;trans- and non-binary&quot;.And, my apologies to those who don't like this form.&nbsp; It is how I've been told to use the language by those I interact with, and I have to take *someone's* guidance.Edit to add:&nbsp; I've also been told that &quot;gender-queer&quot; is becoming a more accepted form to refer to all those who are not cis-gender.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7438498, member: 177"] In my area/in my circles, the language goes thus: Folks whose gender matches their birth sex are "cis-gender". Those whose gender is the opposite of their birth sex are "transgender". Those who do not well fit into the distinct two-gender pattern are "non-binary". A transgender person still specifically identifies with one of the two broadly accepted genders, while non-binary people do not strongly identify with one, so the one cant' really be used as an overall term. This is not "individuals who argue otherwise". This is the common use of the local LGBTQ community that I interact with. I can't say everyone in the Boston area follows this use, but I can say it is dozens of people. I've been told that when I have to say, "not-cis", then say "not-cis" or say, "trans- and non-binary". And, my apologies to those who don't like this form. It is how I've been told to use the language by those I interact with, and I have to take *someone's* guidance. Edit to add: I've also been told that "gender-queer" is becoming a more accepted form to refer to all those who are not cis-gender. [/QUOTE]

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